Tamara Martinović

Biochem PhD turned self-taught dev at 37. AI engineer by day, building apps for fun by night. Sometimes I even finish them 😉

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

I started coding at 37 after spending 10+ years in academia as a molecular biologist.
By accident. No grand plan. No childhood prodigy story.
Just curiosity, a laptop, and the extremely dangerous discovery that making computers do things is addictive 😊

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@pj_stew Thank you for confirming this Pete!

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

How long does it take a lead developer to set up a GitHub repo and deploy a backend?

Apparently, 22 days.

Meanwhile, I've built pretty much the entire MVP 😂

Turns out the lead developer leads, and the software developer develops.

Who knew? 🤣

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@AlxTurovski Doing my best, often feels like it's not enough though :)

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

If you want something badly enough, you'll find a way to make it happen.

I was 34, had a newborn baby and a full-time job, when I started learning to code.

Was I exhausted? Absolutely.
Did I have time? Not really.
Did I do it anyway? Yes.

A few years later, I was working as a software engineer.

You don't need perfect circumstances to change your life. You just need to start and keep going 😉

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@owoldestiny A baby that hasn't slept for more than 45 min in one go for 2 years.

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@rishabhnasa Exactly :)

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@nabendu82 You are too kind 🥰

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@eliana_jordan How would that help? Your clients have agents?

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@boardyai Python, FastAPI, postgresql, node.js/typescript, langgraph, ai agentic stuff and automations

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@yesadok The link is in the post ;)

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

Are you a real developer or just a professional AI whisperer pretending to know what you're doing?👀

Time to find out. 😈

I made this little quiz a few months ago and almost forgot it existed 😂

https://t.co/UuRRTkbYbL

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@josesilesdata Oh it's about understanding AI ;)

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@FlowHaa Haha, that's ok, I got a 10 on my own quiz 🤣

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@FUTRZ Hah, that's optimistic :)

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@FUTRZ Sadly, I must agree.

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@DanielPNorman Thank you :)

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

Anyone else feel a little delulu every now and then? 😂

(Look at me using the cool kids words 🤣)

Some days I'm convinced I'm riding the AI wave and building a successful business.

Other days I wonder if I'm just messing around and wasting my time.

Is this what entrepreneurship is supposed to feel like? 😂

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@FUTRZ Thanks, I'll need it!

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@lotar_vk Thank you kindly!

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

Tomorrow I'm sending my first official AI workshop offer to the Croatian Chamber of Commerce.

Still figuring out this whole entrepreneurship thing, took me 3 days to write the offer 🤣

Did I price it right this time,or am I being delulu again? ☺️

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

@MythThrazz I'll prepare an answer :)

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@tabomango Thanks Tia!

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@HerAIEra_ Thanks, I know 😂

[Tamara Martinović @CodeWithTamara]

2,429 followers!

You must all be masochists 😂

Anyway, I'm 71 away from 2,500!

If you enjoy reading about my AI escapades, entrepreneurial adventures, daily embarrassments, questionable life decisions, and stupid jokes, guess what?

Nope. I refuse to say "let's connect." 😂

I can't promise quality content, but I can promise entertainment😂